Cureus

Cureus · ISSN (print) 2168-8184 · 1,307 papers in corpus
A Naturalistic, Non-interventional Investigation of the Clinical and Sociodemographic Characteristics and Prescription Patterns in Patients With Psychotic Disorders at a Tertiary Care Facility in South Asia
A Rare Cause of Pediatric Small Bowel Obstruction: Congenital Rectouterine Hernia
Cesarean Scar Defect (Isthmocele) and Secondary Infertility: A Systematic Review of Reproductive Significance
Delayed Umbilical Extrusion of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Following Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Case Report
Diagnostic Accuracy of Endometrial Aspiration Cytology Compared With Histopathology in Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Diagnostic Accuracy of Preoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Staging Endometrial Carcinoma: A Retrospective Single-Centre Study
Diagnostic Terminology and Clinical Practice in Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancy: A Five-Year Clinical Audit
Effect of Short Agonist Stop (SAS) Protocol in a Patient Having an Allergic Reaction From Conventional Ovarian Stimulating Hormone
From Unexplained Iron-Deficiency Anaemia to Ileo-Ileal Intussusception: A Case Report of Primary Small Bowel Leiomyosarcoma
Giant Isthmocele With a Large, Degenerated, False Broad Ligament Fibroid and Its Diagnostic Dilemmas: The Use of the Halloween Sign
Hypothyroidism Versus Hyperthyroidism in Patients With Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: An Observational Study
Laparoscopic Endometriosis Phenotypes and Preoperative Non-suspicion of Endometriosis in Women With Superficial Disease: A Retrospective Study in Kinshasa
Left-Sided Sciatic Nerve Endometriosis Presenting As Chronic Thigh Pain and Muscle Atrophy: A Case Report
Magnitude of Thyroid Disorders in Patients with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction Masquerading as Benign Inflammatory Disease in a Young Male: A Cautionary Tale of Diagnostic Delay
Missed Until Found: Diagnosis and Hysteroscopic Management of a Uterine Septum in a Woman With Primary Infertility
Postoperative Fibro-Inflammatory Pseudocyst of the Vesicouterine Space Mimicking a Chronic Hematoma: A Case Report
Prevalence and Pattern of Thyroid Dysfunction Among Women of Reproductive Age With Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Prospective Observational Study
Primary Periumbilical Endometriosis Mimicking Umbilical Hernia in a 37-Year-Old Woman: A Report of a Rare Case
Transverse Colon Injury During Initial Umbilical Access for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Presumed Bowel Tethering by Omental Adhesions to the Abdominal Wall
Unusual Vascular Claudication in a Seronegative Patient: Raynaud's Phenomenon or Atypical Buerger Disease
case-report 2026
Abdominal Cocoon Syndrome Masquerading as Intussusception on Computed Tomography: A Case Report
doi:10.7759/cureus.113001 ·PMID:42621381

Abdominal cocoon syndrome (ACS), also known as sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP), is a rare cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction characterized by partial or complete encasement of the small bowel within a fibrocollagenous me…

case-report 2026
A Case of Ascending Colon Stricture Following Appendicitis with Abscess Formation
doi:10.7759/cureus.110564 ·PMID:42434682

Colonic stricture secondary to appendicitis is exceptionally rare. We report a unique case of ascending colon stricture developing one year after treatment for complicated appendicitis in a patient on long-term hemodialysis. A 68-year-old m…

case-report 2026
A Case of Spontaneous Umbilical Endometriosis
doi:10.7759/cureus.107516 ·PMID:42181319

Umbilical endometriosis, also known as Villar's nodule, is an atypical manifestation of endometriosis. We present a rare case of spontaneous Villar's nodule in a young, nulliparous woman with no history of abdominal surgery or trauma who ha…

case-report 2026
A Case Report of an Unusual Cause of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Primary Cervical Lymphoma Misdiagnosed As Hormonal Dysfunction
doi:10.7759/cureus.112640 ·PMID:42597966

Primary cervical lymphoma is an exceptionally rare malignancy that may mimic abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) of endocrine origin, particularly when cervical cancer screening tests and initial imaging studies are normal. Because AUB is the p…